Which of the following statements are incorrect in the context of India, China and Pakistan?

1. India, Pakistan and China have similar physical endowments but totally different political systems.

2. All the three countries follow the similar planned pattern of development and similar structures to implement developmental policies.

3. China and Pakistan introduced structural reforms on its own initiative while they were forced upon India by international agencies.

4. Even after seventy years of planned development, majority of the workforce in all three countries depends on agriculture.

5. China is ahead of India and Pakistan on many human development indicators because of the reform process initiated in 1978.

Only 2, 3, and 5

The correct answer is Option 3: Only 2, 3, and 5

1. India, Pakistan and China have similar physical endowments but totally different political systems. This is true.

2. All the three countries follow the similar planned pattern of development and similar structures to implement developmental policies. This is false. All the three countries follow the similar planned pattern of development. However, the structures established to implement developmental policies are quite different.

3. China and Pakistan introduced structural reforms on its own initiative while they were forced upon India by international agencies. This is false. China introduced structural reforms on its own initiative while they were forced upon India and Pakistan by international agencies.

4. Even after seventy years of planned development, majority of the workforce in all three countries depends on agriculture. This is true.

5. China is ahead of India and Pakistan on many human development indicators because of the reform process initiated in 1978. This is false. China is ahead of India and Pakistan on many human development indicators. However these improvements were attributed not to the reform process but the strategies that China adopted in the pre-reform period.